Thailand Study Abroad

Thailand Study Abroad

Thailand

Summer 2017

Program Dates: June 12 - July 10, 2017

Credits: 5

Program

The Thailand Summer Program will explore topics in tropical ecology and conservation. Students will learn about the functioning of a variety of tropical ecosystems including forests, streams, mangrove swamps, coral reefs, and a large subterranean cave. Challenges to biodiversity conservation in developing tropical countries will be investigated through visits to a shrimp farm and tropical tree plantations, including rubber and oil palm. CCNY faculty David Lohman will oversee this intensive field-based course where students live at Khao Ban Thad Wildlife Sanctuary and visit a coral reef, a rocky shore, and tropical sea grass beds. Students must be physically fit, able to swim, and willing to go on strenuous hikes in hot and humid conditions.